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English Term French Term German Term English Definition French Definition German Definition Source Document "Hazard and Interoperability" (HAZOP) study A study carried out by application of guide words to identify all deviations from the design intent with undesired effects for safety or operability. Engineering Safety Management (The Yellow Book); Volumes 1 and , Fundamentals and Guidance absolute block A section of track in a fixed block system which a train may only enter when it is not occupied by other vehicles. Directive 95/19/EC On the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the charging of infrastructure fees absolute block system A fixed block system in which a train may enter a block section only after the last train ahead has completely cleared the block section and is protected by a stop signal. IFEV Glossary of railroad operation and control absolute permissive block (APB) - USA An automatic block system on single lines on US railroads which is completely controlled by track circuits providing protection against opposing and following movements without opposite locking. IFEV Glossary of railroad operation and control absolute signal A signal that must not be passed in stop position without a special permission from the operator. IFEV Glossary of railroad operation and control acceptance Use of a conformity assessment result provided by another person or body. ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity assessment- Vocabulary and general principles acceptance of conformity assessment results Use of a conformity assessment result provided by another person or body. ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity assessment- Vocabulary and general principles access Opportunity for an applicant to obtain conformity assessment under the rules of the system or scheme. ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity assessment- Vocabulary and general principles access agreement Any particular access contract, whether or not entered into pursuant to any directions of the Office of Rail Regulation under the Act, incorporating the Network Code. Network Rail - Network Code access and transit rights Rights of access to railway infrastructure and rights of transit through a Member State using the railway infrastructure. United Kingdom - The Railways Infrastructure (Access and Management) Regulations 2005 ERA launched a call for tender in April 2008 (ERA/2008/SAF/OP/01) to develop a Glossary of railway terms that focuses primarily on safety and interoperability terminology, but also on other areas that ERA can use in its day-to-day activities as well as in its working parties for the development of future publications.The consultant’s firm ‘Steer Davies Gleave’ awarded the tender and delivered results in February 2009. ERA decided to make available an abstract of such terminology study. Further development will be the update of the study and insertion of terms in the public EU institutions’ IATE database (information at : http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/about_IATE.html). Page 1 of 451

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  • English Term French Term German Term English Definition French Definition German Definition Source Document

    "Hazard and Interoperability"

    (HAZOP) study

    A study carried out by application of

    guide words to identify all deviations

    from the design intent with undesired

    effects for safety or operability.

    Engineering Safety Management

    (The Yellow Book); Volumes 1 and

    , Fundamentals and Guidance

    absolute block A section of track in a fixed block system

    which a train may only enter when it is

    not occupied by other vehicles.

    Directive 95/19/EC On the

    allocation of railway infrastructure

    capacity and the charging of

    infrastructure fees

    absolute block system A fixed block system in which a train

    may enter a block section only after the

    last train ahead has completely cleared

    the block section and is protected by a

    stop signal.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    absolute permissive block (APB) -

    USA

    An automatic block system on single

    lines on US railroads which is completely

    controlled by track circuits providing

    protection against opposing and

    following movements without opposite

    locking.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    absolute signal A signal that must not be passed in stop

    position without a special permission

    from the operator.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    acceptance Use of a conformity assessment result

    provided by another person or body.

    ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity

    assessment- Vocabulary and

    general principles

    acceptance of conformity

    assessment results

    Use of a conformity assessment result

    provided by another person or body.

    ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity

    assessment- Vocabulary and

    general principles

    access Opportunity for an applicant to obtain

    conformity assessment under the rules

    of the system or scheme.

    ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity

    assessment- Vocabulary and

    general principles

    access agreement Any particular access contract, whether

    or not entered into pursuant to any

    directions of the Office of Rail Regulation

    under the Act, incorporating the

    Network Code.

    Network Rail - Network Code

    access and transit rights Rights of access to railway infrastructure

    and rights of transit through a Member

    State using the railway infrastructure.

    United Kingdom - The Railways

    Infrastructure (Access and

    Management) Regulations 2005

    ERA launched a call for tender in April 2008 (ERA/2008/SAF/OP/01) to develop a Glossary of railway terms that focuses primarily on safety and interoperability terminology, but also on other areas that ERA can use in its day-to-day activities as well as

    in its working parties for the development of future publications.The consultants firm Steer Davies Gleave awarded the tender and delivered results in February 2009. ERA decided to make available an abstract of such terminology study.

    Further development will be the update of the study and insertion of terms in the public EU institutions IATE database (information at : http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/about_IATE.html).

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    access charge supplements There are supplementary charges

    (known as Schedule 4 supplements)

    covering ORRs estimate of the total

    expected efficient cost to Network Rail

    of paying compensation for possessions

    (or Restrictions of Use of the railway).

    The cost is determined at a network-

    wide level, and is disaggregated to

    franchised passenger railway

    undertakings in the same proportion as

    the Fixed Track Charge.

    There are also supplementary charges

    (known as Schedule 8 supplements)

    covering ORRs estimate of the costs of

    indemnifying railway undertakings for

    costs incurred for breach of the

    Passengers Charter. This is primarily

    relevant to franchised passenger railway

    undertakings, not all of whom have

    elected to receive the indemnity and so

    pay the supplementary charge.

    Network Rail - 2009 Network

    Statement

    access dispute resolution rules Rules appended to the Network Code,

    which govern the handling of rail

    disputes arising from matters covered by

    the code.

    Network Rail - 2009 Network

    Statement

    access dispute resolution rules The set of rules regulating the resolution

    of disputes between Access Parties,

    entitled 'Access Dispute Resolution

    Rules'.

    Network Rail - Network Code

    access option holder Any person who may exercise an access

    option (as defined in section 17(6) of the

    Act) in respect of a railway facility:

    (a) which is not a station or a light

    maintenance depot; and

    (b) in respect of which the facility owner

    is Network Rail.

    Network Rail - Network Code

    access parties In respect of an Access Agreement, the

    parties to that agreement.

    Network Rail - Network Code

    access right In relation to an Access Agreement,

    permission to use track for the purpose

    of the operation of trains on that track

    by a beneficiary and rights ancillary

    thereto which are provided or charged

    for in the Access Agreement in question.

    Network Rail - Network Code

    access to a system or scheme Opportunity for an applicant to obtain

    conformity assessment under the rules

    of the system or scheme.

    ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity

    assessment- Vocabulary and

    general principles

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    accident accident Unfall An unwanted or unintended sudden

    event or a specific chain of such events

    which have harmful consequences;

    accidents are divided into the following

    categories: collisions, derailments, level-

    crossing accidents, accidents to persons

    caused by rolling stock in motion, fires

    and others.

    Un vnement indsirable ou non

    intentionnel et imprvu, ou un

    enchanement particulier d'vnements

    de cette nature, ayant des consquences

    prjudiciables; les accidents sont ventils

    suivant les types ci-aprs: collisions,

    draillements, accidents aux passages

    niveau, accidents de personnes causs

    par le matriel roulant en marche,

    incendies et autres.

    ein unerwnschtes oder

    unbeabsichtigtes pltzliches Ereignis

    oder eine besondere Verkettung

    derartiger Ereignisse, die schdliche

    Folgen haben; Unflle werden in

    folgende Kategorien eingeteilt:

    Kollisionen, Entgleisungen, Unflle auf

    Bahnbergngen, Unflle mit

    Personenschden, die von in Bewegung

    befindlichen Fahrzeugen verursacht

    wurden, Brnde und sonstige Unflle.

    Directive 2004/49/EC Railway

    Safety Directive amending

    2001/14/EC & 95/18/EC

    accident An unintended event or series of events

    that results in death, injury, loss of a

    system or service, or environmental

    damage.

    EN 50129 - Railway applications-

    Communications, signalling and

    processing systems- Safety related

    electronic systems for signalling

    accident An unintended event or series of events

    that results in harm.

    Engineering Safety Management

    (The Yellow Book); Volumes 1 and

    , Fundamentals and Guidance

    accident An unwanted or unintended sudden

    event or a specific chain of such events

    which have harmful consequences

    including collisions, derailments, level-

    crossing accidents, accidents to persons

    caused by rolling stock in motion, fires

    and others.

    Republic of Ireland - Railway

    Safety Act 2005

    accident An unwanted or unintended sudden

    event or a specific chain of such events

    which have harmful consequences

    including collisions, derailments, level-

    crossing accidents, accidents to persons

    caused by rolling stock in motion, fires

    and others.

    Republic of Ireland- Statutory

    Instruments No. 61-2008 ,

    European Communities (railway

    safety) Regulations 2008

    accident Unfall An unwanted or unintended sudden

    event or a specific chain of such events

    which have harmful consequences;

    accidents are divided into the following

    categories: collisions, derailments, level-

    crossing accidents, accidents to persons

    caused by rolling stock in motion, fires

    and others.

    ein unerwnschtes oder

    unbeabsichtigtes pltzliches Ereignis

    oder eine besondere Verkettung

    derartiger Ereignisse, die schdliche

    Folgen haben; Unflle werden in

    folgende Kategorien eingeteilt:

    Kollisionen, Entgleisungen, Unflle auf

    Bahnbergngen, Unflle mit

    Personenschden, die von in Bewegung

    befindlichen Fahrzeugen verursacht

    wurden, Brnde und sonstige Unflle.

    Safety Database Activity Report

    2007

    accident involving the transport of

    dangerous goods

    accident mettant en cause

    le transport de

    marchandises dangereuses

    Unflle, an denen

    Gefahrguttransporte

    beteiligt sind

    Any accident or incident that is subject

    to reporting in accordance with RID/ADR

    section 1.8.5.

    Tout accident ou incident faisant l'objet

    d'une dclaration conformment au

    RID/ADR, section 1.8.5.

    alle Unflle oder Zwischenflle, die

    gem RID/ADR Abschnitt 1.8.5

    meldepflichtig sind.

    Regulation (EC) No. 91/2003 of the

    European Parliament and of the

    Council of 16 December 2002 on

    rail transport statistic

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    accident likelihood The likelihood of an accident occurring.

    May be expressed as numeric probability

    or frequency or as a category.

    Engineering Safety Management

    (The Yellow Book); Volumes 1 and

    , Fundamentals and Guidance

    accident sequence A potential progression of events that

    result in an accident.

    Engineering Safety Management

    (The Yellow Book); Volumes 1 and

    , Fundamentals and Guidance

    accident severity A measure of amount of harm. May be

    expressed as a financial value or as a

    category.

    Engineering Safety Management

    (The Yellow Book); Volumes 1 and

    , Fundamentals and Guidance

    accident trigger A condition or event which is required

    for a hazard to give rise to an accident.

    Engineering Safety Management

    (The Yellow Book); Volumes 1 and

    , Fundamentals and Guidance

    accidents to persons caused by

    rolling stock in motion

    Accidents to one or more persons that

    are either hit by a railway vehicle or by

    an object attached to or that has

    become detached from the vehicle.

    Persons that fall from railway vehicles

    are included, as well as persons that fall

    or are hit by loose objects when

    travelling on-board vehicles.

    Recommendations to revise Annex

    1 to Directive 2004/49

    accompanied (combined)

    transport

    Transport of complete road vehicles on

    trains comprising low-floor wagons

    throughout, whereby the driver rides

    along in special passenger coaches.

    Austria-Rail Cargo Glossary

    accompanied combined transport transport combin

    accompagn

    begleiteter kombinierter

    Verkehr

    Transport of a complete road vehicle,

    accompanied by the driver, using

    another mode of transport (for example

    ferry or train).

    Transport dun ensemble routier

    complet, accompagn du conducteur,

    par un autre mode de transport (par

    exemple, ferry ou train).

    Befrderung eines von seinem Fahrer

    begleiteten Kraftfahrzeuges mit einem

    anderen Verkehrstrger (z.B. Fhre oder

    Bahn).

    Terminology on combined

    transport

    accounting period Each of thirteen consecutive periods in

    each Relevant Year, each such period

    being 28 days in length, save that the

    length of the first and last period in the

    Relevant Year shall be such as shall be

    adopted by Network Rail.

    Network Rail - Network Code

    accreditation The accreditation process of persons or

    bodies, to be based on criteria of

    independence, competence and

    impartiality, such as the relevant EN

    45000 series European standards.

    Third-party attestation related to a

    conformity assessment body conveying

    formal demonstration of its competence

    to carry out specific conformity

    assessment tasks

    [ISO 17000: 2004-11-01; Conformity

    assessment Vocabulary and general

    principles].

    CMW Glossary

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    accreditation Have the meaning assigned to it by

    Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.

    Decision No. 768/2008/EC

    adopted Jointly by the European

    Parliament and The Council on a

    common framework for the

    marketing of products, and

    repealing Council Decision

    93/465/EEC

    accreditation Zulasung The accreditation process of persons or

    bodies, to be based on criteria of

    independence, competence and

    impartiality, such as the relevant EN

    45000 series European standards.

    Die Zulassung erfolgt anhand der

    Kriterien Unabhngigkeit, Sachverstand

    und Unparteilichkeit, beispielsweise

    anhand der einschlgigen Europischen

    Normen, der Reihe EN 45 000, sowie

    aufgrund der Auswertung der von den

    Bewerbern vorgelegten Unterlagen, in

    denen sie ihre Fhigkeiten in dem

    betreffenden Bereich nachweisen.

    Directive 2007/59/EC on the

    certification of train drivers

    operating locomotives and trains

    on the railway system in the

    Community

    accreditation Third-party attestation related to a

    conformity assessment body conveying

    formal demonstration of its

    competence to carry out specific

    conformity assessment tasks.

    ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity

    assessment- Vocabulary and

    general principles

    accreditation Procedure by which an authoritative

    body gives formal recognition that a

    body or person is competent to carry

    out specific tasks.

    Proposal for a Safety Management

    Systems Glossary

    accreditation Third-party attestation related to a

    conformity assessment body conveying

    formal demonstration of its competence

    to carry out specific conformity

    assessment tasks.

    Proposal for a Safety Management

    Systems Glossary

    accreditation An attestation by a national

    accreditation body that a conformity

    assessment body meets the

    requirements set by harmonised

    standards and, where applicable, any

    additional requirements including those

    set out in relevant sectoral schemes, to

    carry out a specific conformity

    assessment activity.

    Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of

    the European Parliament and of

    the Council of 9 July 2008 setting

    out the requirements for

    accreditation and market

    surveillance relating to the

    marketing of Products and

    repealing Regulation (EEC) No

    339/93

    accreditation body Authoritative body that performs

    accreditation.

    CMW Glossary

    accreditation body Authoritative body that performs

    accreditation.

    ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity

    assessment- Vocabulary and

    general principles

    acknowledgement Confirmation by the driver that he has

    received the information he needs to

    take into account.

    Annex A to Commission Decision

    2008/231/EC concerning the TSI

    relating to the OPERATION

    subsystem of the trans-European

    HS rail system adopted referred to

    in Article 6(1) of Council Directive

    96/48/EC and repealing

    Commission Decision 2002/734/EC

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    active level crossing Level crossing where the crossing users

    are protected from or warned of, the

    approaching train by the activation of

    devices when it is unsafe for the user to

    traverse the crossing.

    Recommendations to revise Annex

    1 to Directive 2004/49

    active level crossing Level crossing where crossing users are

    protected from or warned of the

    approaching train by the activation of

    devices when it is unsafe for them to

    cross.

    Safety Database Activity Report

    2007

    active maintenance time Part of the maintenance time during

    which active maintenance is carried out

    on an item, either manually or

    automatically, excluding logistic delays.

    An active maintenance action may be

    carried out while the item is performing

    a required function.

    EN 13306:2001 - Maintenance

    Terminology

    active redundancy Redundancy wherein all means for

    performing a required function are

    intended to operate simultaneously.

    EN 13306:2001 - Maintenance

    Terminology

    activities affecting safety Activities principally determined by the

    Entities in Charge of Maintenance; the

    following activities are also activities

    affecting safety: accountable Manager,

    joining techniques, non destructive

    testing, final testing including the release

    to service.

    The Maintenance Workshop shall have

    processes and shall establish and

    maintain documented procedures

    allowing to

    a) identify within its organisation the

    potential hazard when performing the

    activities affecting safety;

    b) use the processes defined in above;

    c) implement the necessary actions in

    particular on competences

    management, facilities, equipments,

    tools and supply chain, and information;

    d) ensure that activities affecting safety

    are carried out by the competent staff

    using the appropriate procedures and

    instructions, documents, facilities,

    equipments, tools, test and

    measurement equipments, spare parts

    and materials.

    CMW Glossary

    actors The infrastructure managers, the railway

    undertakings and the other actors

    defined in recital 6 of the Directive

    2004/49/EC.

    Recommendation on the 1st set of

    Common Safety Methods (ERA-

    REC-02-2007-SAF)

    actual carrier transporteur sous-traitant ausfhrender Frachtfhrer A third party who performs the carriage

    completely or partly.

    Personne laquelle le transporteur a

    confi, en tout ou en partie, lexcution

    du transport.

    Die Person, der vom Frachtfhrer die

    Befrderung ganz oder teilweise

    bertragen wird.

    Terminology on combined

    transport

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    actual point Physical end of a crossing vee. Final Draft TSI Conventional Rail

    System: Subsystem infrastructure

    actual state Characteristics of an item at a specific

    point in time.

    EN 13306:2001 - Maintenance

    Terminology

    additional services prestations

    complmentaires

    Services to be supplied upon request to

    a railway undertaking by the

    infrastructure manager, if the latter

    offers any of their range. These may

    comprise:

    a) traction current;

    b) pre-heating of passenger trains;

    c) supply of fuel, shunting, and all other

    services provided at the access services

    facilities mentioned above;

    d) tailor-made contracts for:

    - control of transport of dangerous

    goods,

    - assistance in running abnormal trains.

    Services tre fournis une entreprise

    ferroviaire par le gestionnaire de

    l'infrastructure, aprs requte. Ceux-ci

    peuvent comprendre:

    a) le courant de traction;

    b) le prchauffage des voitures;

    c) la fourniture du combustible, les

    services de man?uvre et tous les autres

    services fournis aux installations

    d'accs mentionnes ci-dessus;

    d) la mise disposition de contrats sur

    mesure pour:

    - le contrle du transport de

    marchandises dangereuses,

    - l'assistance la circulation de convois

    spciaux.

    Directive 2001/14/EC On the

    allocation of railway infrastructure

    capacity and the levying of charges

    for the use of railway

    infrastructure and safety

    certification

    ADRR determination A determination made by the relevant

    ADRR Panel following a reference made

    under the dispute resolution or appeals

    processes, where such determination

    has not been referred to the Office of

    Rail Regulation within the time limit for

    such referral.

    Network Rail - Network Code

    advance The area through which a train travels

    after passing a given location.

    European Railway Signalling

    AEIF AEIF AEIF Association Europenne pour

    l'Interoprabilit Ferroviaire. AEIF is

    according Directive 2001/16/EC the joint

    representative body, the common

    association of UIC, UNIFE and UITP.

    Association europenne pour

    l'interoprabilit ferroviaire. Selon la

    directive 2001/16/CE, il s'agit de

    l'organisme commun reprsentatif,

    compos de reprsentants de l'UIC, de

    l'UNIFE et de l'UITP.

    Die AEIF ist das in Richtlinie 2001/16/EG

    genannte gemeinsame Gremium, der

    gemeinsame Verband

    von UIC, UNIFE und UITP.

    Commission Regulation

    2006/62/EC concerning the TSI

    relating to the telematic

    application for freight subsystem

    of the trans-European

    conventional rail system

    affected person In relation to Qualifying Information, the

    person to whose affairs the information

    relates.

    Network Rail - Network Code

    affected stakeholder Stakeholders who must currently, or will

    in future have to, comply with the

    Standard being changed.

    Railway Group Standards Code

    affiliate In relation to any company:

    (a) a company which is either a holding

    company or a subsidiary of such

    company; or

    (b) a company which is a subsidiary of a

    holding company of which such

    company is also a subsidiary,

    and for these purposes, 'holding

    company' and 'subsidiary' have the

    meanings ascribed to them in section

    736 of the Companies Act 1985.

    Network Rail - Network Code

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    affiliated undertaking entreprise lie Any undertaking the annual accounts of

    which are consolidated with those of the

    contracting entity in accordance with the

    requirements of the seventh Council

    Directive 83/349/EEC of 13 June 1983,

    based on Article 54 (3) (g) of the EEC

    Treaty on consolidated accounts or, in

    the case of entities not subject to that

    Directive, any undertaking over which

    the contracting entity may exercise,

    directly or indirectly, a dominant

    influence within the meaning of

    paragraph 2, or which may exercise a

    dominant influence over the contracting

    entity or which, in common with the

    contracting entity, is subject to the

    dominant influence of another

    undertaking by virtue of ownership,

    financial participation, or the rules which

    govern it.

    Toute entreprise dont les comptes

    annuels sont consolids avec ceux de

    l'entit adjudicatrice conformment aux

    exigences de la septime directive

    83/349/CEE du Conseil, du 13 juin 1983,

    fonde sur l'article 54 paragraphe 3

    point g) du trait, concernant les

    comptes consolids (1) ou, dans le cas

    d'entits non soumises cette directive,

    toute entreprise sur laquelle l'entit

    adjudicatrice peut exercer, directement

    ou indirectement, une influence

    dominante, au sens du point 2 l'article 1

    de la direction 93/38/CE ou qui peut

    exercer une influence dominante sur

    l'entit adjudicatrice ou qui, comme

    l'entit adjudicatrice, est soumise

    l'influence dominante d'une autre

    entreprise du fait de la proprit, de la

    participation financire ou des rgles qui

    la rgissent.

    Directive 93/38/EC coordinating

    the procurement procedures of

    entities operating in the water,

    energy, transport and

    telecommunications sector

    after sales service All of services offered by the vendor or

    the manufacturer after the purchase.

    EN 13306:2001 - Maintenance

    Terminology

    ageing failure Failure whose probability of occurence

    increases with the passage of time. This

    time is independent of the operating

    time of the item. Ageing is a physical

    phenomenon which involves a

    modification of the physical and/or

    chemical characteristics of the material.

    EN 13306:2001 - Maintenance

    Terminology

    Agency agence Agentur The European Railway Agency, the

    Community agency for railway safety

    and interoperability.

    l'Agence ferroviaire europenne, c'est--

    dire l'agence communautaire pour la

    scurit ferroviaire et l'interoprabilit.

    die Europische Eisenbahnagentur, d.h.

    die Gemeinschaftsagentur fr Sicherheit

    und Interoperabilitt im

    Eisenbahnverkehr.

    Directive 2004/49/EC Railway

    Safety Directive amending

    2001/14/EC & 95/18/EC

    Agency agence The European Railway Agency

    established by Regulation (EC) No

    881/2004 (2) of the European Parliament

    and of the Council of 29 April 2004.

    LAgence ferroviaire europenne

    institue par le rglement (CE) no

    881/2004 du Parlement europen et du

    Conseil (2) du 29 avril 2004.

    Directive 2007/59/EC on the

    certification of train drivers

    operating locomotives and trains

    on the railway system in the

    Community

    Agency The European Railway Agency, as

    established by Regulation (EC) No

    881/2004 of the European Parliament

    and of the Council of 29 April 2004

    establishing a European railway agency

    (Agency Regulation).

    Directive 2008/57/EC on the

    interoperability of the rail system

    within the Community

    agreement group Bodies that are signatories to the

    agreement on which an arrangement is

    based.

    ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity

    assessment- Vocabulary and

    general principles

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    alert limit (AL) limite d'alerte (LA) The value which, if exceeded, requires

    that the track geometry condition is

    analysed and considered in the regularly

    planned maintenance operations.

    A trait la valeur qui, si elle est

    dpasse, requiert que les conditions de

    la gomtrie de la voie soient analyses

    et introduites dans les oprations de

    maintenance priodiques.

    Commission Decision 2008/217/EC

    concerning a TSI relating to the

    INFRASTRUCTURE subsystem of

    the trans-European HS rail system

    alert limit (AL) Value which, if exceeded, requires that

    the track geometry condition is analysed

    and considered in the regularly planned

    maintenance operations.

    Final Draft TSI Conventional Rail

    System: Subsystem infrastructure

    allocation rpartition Zuweisung The allocation of railway infrastructure

    capacity by an infrastructure manager.

    L'affectation des capacits de

    l'infrastructure ferroviaire par un

    gestionnaire d'infrastructure.

    die Zuweisung von Fahrwegkapazitt der

    Eisenbahn durch einen Betreiber der

    Infrastruktur.

    Directive 2001/14/EC On the

    allocation of railway infrastructure

    capacity and the levying of charges

    for the use of railway

    infrastructure and safety

    certification

    allocation The allocation of railway infrastructure

    capacity by the infrastructure manager.

    Republic of Ireland - Statutory

    Instruments No. 643-2004 -

    European Communities (Allocation

    of Railway Infrastructure Capacity

    and The Levying of Charges For

    The Use of Railway Infrastructure

    and Safety Certification)

    Regulations, 2004

    allocation (of capacity) rpartition Zuweisung The allocation of railway infrastructure

    capacity by an allocation body.

    l'affectation des capacits

    d'infrastructure ferroviaire par un

    organisme de rpartition.

    die Zuteilung von Fahrwegkapazitt

    durch eine Zuweisungsstelle.

    Directive 95/19/EC On the

    allocation of railway infrastructure

    capacity and the charging of

    infrastructure fees

    allocation body organisme de rpartition Zuweisungsstelle The authority and/or infrastructure

    manager designated by the Member

    States for the allocation of infrastructure

    capacity.

    L'autorit et/ou le gestionnaire de

    l'infrastructure charg par les tats

    membres de rpartir les capacits

    d'infrastructure.

    die Behrde und/oder der

    Fahrwegbetreiber, die bzw. der von den

    Mitgliedstaaten mit der Vergabe von

    Fahrwegkapazitt beauftragt wird.

    Directive 95/19/EC On the

    allocation of railway infrastructure

    capacity and the charging of

    infrastructure fees

    allocation of storage location Either fixed/systematic or at

    liberty/unsystematic. The inventory

    management computer stocks the goods

    at the next available location, thus

    ensuring optimum utilization of the

    warehouse. Due to huge economies of

    scale higher investments and longer

    distances do hardly count ABC structure

    and FIFO can also be guaranteed with

    unsystematic storage.

    Austria-Rail Cargo Glossary

    analysis-ABC Tool to classify stock items, products,

    orders, etc. Inventory management uses

    ABC Analysis to classify items according

    to their relative importance/distribution

    by value per year.

    Austria-Rail Cargo Glossary

    analytic capacity research A method of capacity research that

    calculates data from the infrastructure

    and timetable characteristics to

    determine and describe the capacity

    without simulation.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

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    ancillary movements Train movements which are not an

    express part of any Services but which

    are necessary or reasonably required for

    giving full effect to the train movements

    which are an express part of the Services

    and shall include any such train

    movement as is referred to in paragraph

    (c) of the definition of "Services" to the

    extent that it is not expressly provided

    for in the relevant Access Agreement.

    Network Rail - Network Code

    ancillary services services connexes Services that may be requested by

    railway undertakings from the

    infrastructure manager or from other

    suppliers. The infrastructure manager is

    not obliged to supply these services.

    These may comprise:

    a) access to telecommunication network;

    b) provision of supplementary

    information;

    c) technical inspection of rolling stock.

    Services que peuvent demander les

    entreprises ferroviaires en sus au

    gestionnaire de l'infrastructure ou

    d'autres fournisseurs. Le gestionnaire de

    l'infrastructure n'est pas tenu de fournir

    ces prestations connexes. Ceux-ci

    peuvent comprendre:

    a) l'accs au rseau de

    tlcommunications;

    b) la fourniture d'informations

    complmentaires;

    c) le contrle technique du matriel

    roulant.

    Directive 2001/14/EC On the

    allocation of railway infrastructure

    capacity and the levying of charges

    for the use of railway

    infrastructure and safety

    certification

    appeal Request by the provider of the object of

    conformity assessment to the

    conformity assessment body or

    accreditation body for reconsideration

    by that body of a decision it has made

    relating to that object.

    ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity

    assessment- Vocabulary and

    general principles

    appeal In relation to a Local Output

    Commitment, means the exercise by a

    Train Operator of a right under the

    'performance' section of the Network

    Code to make a reference in that respect

    to an Appeal Body.

    Network Rail - Network Code

    applicable speed limit When running in SR the applicable

    speed limit is the lowest speed limit of:

    timetable / Route Book, written order,

    or the maximum speed for SR.

    Annex A to Commission Decision

    2008/231/EC concerning the TSI

    relating to the OPERATION

    subsystem of the trans-European

    HS rail system adopted referred to

    in Article 6(1) of Council Directive

    96/48/EC and repealing

    Commission Decision 2002/734/EC

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    applicant candidat Antragsteller A licensed railway undertaking and/or

    an international grouping of railway

    undertakings, and, in Member States

    which provide for such a possibility,

    other persons and/or legal entities with

    public service or commercial interest in

    procuring infrastructure capacity, such

    as public authorities under Council

    Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 (1) and

    shippers, freight forwarders and

    combined transport operators, for the

    operation of railway service on their

    respective territories.

    Toute entreprise ferroviaire agre

    et/ou tout regroupement international

    d'entreprises ferroviaires titulaires d'une

    licence et, dans les tats membres qui

    prvoient cette possibilit, d'autres

    personnes physiques ou morales ou

    entits ayant des raisons commerciales

    ou de service public d'acqurir des

    capacits d'infrastructure pour

    l'exploitation d'un service ferroviaire sur

    leurs territoires respectifs, comme les

    autorits publiques vises dans le

    rglement (CEE) no 1191/69 du Conseil

    (1) et les chargeurs, les transitaires et les

    oprateurs de

    transports combins.

    Bezeichnet ein zugelassenes

    Eisenbahnverkehrsunternehmen

    und/oder eine internationale Gruppe

    von Eisenbahnverkehrsunternehmen

    und in Mitgliedstaaten, in denen eine

    solche Mglichkeit vorgesehen ist,

    anderer Personen und/oder

    Krperschaften mit ffentlichem oder

    privatwirtschaftlichem Interesse an der

    Bereitstellung von

    Infrastrukturkapazitt, beispielsweise

    Behrden nach Verordnung (EWG) Nr.

    1191/69 des Rates (1), sowie Versender,

    Spediteure und Betreiber des

    kombinierten Verkehrs, die Eisenbahnen

    auf ihrem

    jeweiligen Territorium betreiben.

    Commission Regulation

    2006/62/EC concerning the TSI

    relating to the telematic

    application for freight subsystem

    of the trans-European

    conventional rail system

    applicant candidat Antragsteller A licensed railway undertaking and/or

    an international grouping of railway

    undertakings, and, in Member States

    which provide for such a possibility,

    other persons and/or legal entities with

    public service or commercial interest in

    procuring infrastructure capacity, such

    as public authorities under Regulation

    (EEC) No 1191/69 (5) and shippers,

    freight forwarders and combined

    transport operators, for the operation of

    railway service on their respective

    territories.

    Toute entreprise ferroviaire agre

    et/ou tout regroupement international

    d'entreprises ferroviaires titulaires d'une

    licence et, dans les tats membres qui

    prvoient cette possibilit, d'autres

    personnes physiques ou morales ou

    entits ayant des raisons commerciales

    ou de service public d'acqurir des

    capacits de l'infrastructure pour

    l'exploitation d'un service ferroviaire sur

    leurs territoires respectifs, comme par

    exemple les autorits publiques vises

    dans le rglement (CEE) no 1191/69 (5)

    et les chargeurs, les transitaires et les

    oprateurs de transports combins.

    ein zugelassenes

    Eisenbahnunternehmen und/oder eine

    internationale Gruppierung von

    Eisenbahnunternehmen

    und - in Mitgliedstaaten, die eine solche

    Mglichkeit vorsehen - andere

    natrliche und/oder juristische

    Personen, die ein einzelwirtschaftliches

    oder gemeinwirtschaftliches Interesse

    am Erwerb von Fahrwegkapazitt fr die

    Durchfhrung eines

    Eisenbahnverkehrsdienstes in ihrem

    jeweiligen Hoheitsgebiet haben, wie

    Behrden im

    Rahmen der Verordnung (EWG) Nr.

    1191/69 (5), Verlader, Spediteure und

    Unternehmen im Rahmen des

    kombinierten Verkehrs.

    Directive 2001/14/EC On the

    allocation of railway infrastructure

    capacity and the levying of charges

    for the use of railway

    infrastructure and safety

    certification

    applicant candidat Any Railway Undertaking holding a

    licence or any international grouping of

    railway undertakings holding a licence

    applying to benefit from infrastructure

    capacity.

    Toute entreprise ferroviaire titulaire

    dune licence ou tout regroupement

    international dentreprises ferroviaires

    titulaires dune licence demandant

    bnficier de capacit de

    linfrastructure.

    Infrabel - Document de Rfrence

    de Rseau 2009

    applicant Train Operator applying for a Quantum

    Access Right to a Train Slot.

    Network Rail - Network Code

    applicant Generally a railway undertaking or

    infrastructure manager who intends to

    introduce a significant change in the

    railway system. A manufacturer, keeper

    or contracting entity may also be an

    applicant if they require an

    authorisation to place in service for a

    generic application.

    Recommendation on the 1st set of

    Common Safety Methods (ERA-

    REC-02-2007-SAF)

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    applicant railway undertaking A railway undertaking that has applied

    for a licence.

    Republic of Ireland - Statutory

    Instruments No. 537-2003 -

    European Communities (Licensing

    of Railway Undertakings)

    Regulations, 2003

    application A written request (for safety certificate

    and for safety authorisation) to be

    submitted to NSA in the format

    established by the Commission

    Regulations.

    Directive 2004/49/EC Railway

    Safety Directive amending

    2001/14/EC & 95/18/EC

    application A written request (for safety certificate

    and for safety authorisation) to be

    submitted to NSA in the format

    established by the Commission

    Regulations.

    Proposal for a Safety Management

    Systems Glossary

    apportionment A process whereby the RAMS elements

    for a system are sub-divided between

    the various items, which comprise the

    system to provide individual targets.

    EN 50126 - Railway applications-

    The specification and

    demonstration of Reliability,

    Availability, Maintainability and

    Safety (RAMS)

    apportionment A process whereby the RAMS elements

    for a system are sub-divided between

    the various items, which comprise the

    system to provide individual targets.

    SAMNET Synthesis Report Safety

    management and interoperability

    approach locking Locking provided to prevent a route

    being altered once a proceed signal

    could have been seen by a driver or ATP

    system. It is normally possible to cancel

    the route after a time delay, or by the

    operation of a special procedure.

    European Railway Signalling

    approach locking Form of route locking that comes into

    force after the train has occupied the

    approach section.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    approach signal An interlocking signal in approach to a

    home signal that does not directly

    protect switches but that is interlocked

    to switches inside the overlap of the

    home signal.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    approach time The running time between a signal that

    provides an approach indication and the

    following signal.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    approval Permission for a product or process to

    be marketed or used for stated purposes

    or under stated conditions.

    ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity

    assessment- Vocabulary and

    general principles

    approval number Harmonised approval number for

    placing in service issued by an NSA.

    Registration of Rolling Stock - Final

    report

    arrival date/time (estimated -) Date (and time) of arrival of means of

    transport based on current forecast.

    TAP TSI Glossary

    arrival date/time (planned -) Date (and time) of arrival of means of

    transport in the timetable.

    TAP TSI Glossary

    arrival delay (actual -) The time difference between the arrival

    date/time actual and the arrival

    date/time planned.

    TAP TSI Glossary

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    arrival delay (expected -) The time difference between the arrival

    date/time estimated and the arrival

    date/time planned.

    TAP TSI Glossary

    articulated vehicle ensemble articul Sattelkraftfahrzeug A motor vehicle coupled to a semi-

    trailer.

    Vhicule moteur coupl une semi-

    remorque.

    Sattelzugfahrzeug mit einem

    Sattelanhnger gekuppelt. Auf Deutsch

    wird fr ein Sattelkraftfahrzeug auch der

    Begriff Sattelzug verwendet.

    Terminology on combined

    transport

    aspect The display given by a signal, either at

    lineside or in the cab. It can be

    described either in visual terms, for

    example 'flashing yellow' or by its

    meaning, for example 'next signal is at

    steady yellow and at reduced discance

    to the stop signal' (SNCF).

    European Railway Signalling

    assembling Value-adding stage within the logistics

    chain comprising installation, assembling

    or manufacture of components.

    Austria-Rail Cargo Glossary

    assessment The undertaking of an investigation in

    order to arrive at a judgement, based on

    evidence, of the suitability of a product.

    EN 50126 - Railway applications-

    The specification and

    demonstration of Reliability,

    Availability, Maintainability and

    Safety (RAMS)

    assessment Process of analysis to determine

    whether the Design Authority and the

    Validator have achieved a product that

    meets the specifed requirements and to

    form a judgement as to whether the

    product is fit for its intended purpose.

    EN 50128 - Railway applications-

    Communications, signalling and

    processing systems- Software for

    railway control and protection

    systems

    assessment The process of analysis to determine

    whether the design authority and the

    validator have achieved a product that

    meets the specified requirements and to

    form a judgement as to whether the

    product is fit for its intended purpose.

    EN 50129 - Railway applications-

    Communications, signalling and

    processing systems- Safety related

    electronic systems for signalling

    assessment Any activity concerned with determining

    directly or indirectly that relevant

    requirements are fulfilled. Typical

    examples of conformity assessment

    activities are sampling, testing and

    inspection; evaluation, verification and

    assurance of conformity (supplier's

    declaration, certification); registration

    and approval as well as their

    combinations.

    Proposal for a Safety Management

    Systems Glossary

    assessment Demonstration that specified

    requirements relating to a product,

    process, system, person or body are

    fulfilled.

    Proposal for a Safety Management

    Systems Glossary

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    assessment Demonstration that specified

    requirements relating to a product,

    process, system, person or body are

    fulfilled; conformity assessment covers

    activities such as testing, inspection and

    certification.

    Proposal for a Safety Management

    Systems Glossary

    assessment body The independent organisation or entity

    which undertakes investigation to arrive

    to a judgment, based on evidence, of the

    suitability of a system to fulfil its

    requirements. In the scope of this

    regulation, this term covers any body

    which fulfils, by analogy, the minimum

    criteria laid down in Annex VII of the

    Interoperability Directives.

    Recommendation on the 1st set of

    Common Safety Methods (ERA-

    REC-02-2007-SAF)

    assessment of conformity Any activity concerned with determining

    directly or indirectly that specified

    requirements are fulfilled.

    "The Trans-European high speed

    rail system", Guide for the

    application of the high speed TSIs

    of Council Directive 96/48/EC

    assessment of conformity Any activity concerned with determining

    directly or indirectly that relevant

    requirements are fulfilled.

    "The Trans-European high speed

    rail system", Guide for the

    application of the high speed TSIs

    of Council Directive 96/48/EC

    assessment of conformity

    professional judgement

    Examination of a product, particularly

    the product design, on the basis of

    general (not specific) product

    requirements, by a professional expert.

    "The Trans-European high speed

    rail system", Guide for the

    application of the high speed TSIs

    of Council Directive 96/48/EC

    assessment of maintenance The conformity assessment of

    maintenance is in the responsibility of

    each member state concerned. The

    Annex DD (which remains an open

    point) describes the procedure by which

    each member state ascertains that

    maintenance arrangement meet the

    provisions of this TSI and ensure the

    respect of the basic parameters and

    essential requirements during the

    subsystem lifetime.

    CMW Glossary

    assessor Person or agent appointed to carry out

    the assessment.

    EN 50128 - Railway applications-

    Communications, signalling and

    processing systems- Software for

    railway control and protection

    systems

    asset A formally accountable item. EN 13306:2001 - Maintenance

    Terminology

    assignment Something that has been assigned, such

    as a mission or task (referred to a

    railway related task, e.g.: driving trains,

    or service scheduled for rolling stock, in

    order to build trains suitable for a

    specified journey).

    Proposal for a Safety Management

    Systems Glossary

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    asymmetry dissymtrie The asymmetry of a vehicle is defined as

    the angle ?o that would be formed

    between the vertical and the centreline

    of the body of a stationary vehicle on

    level track in the absence of friction.

    La dissymtrie d'un vhicule est dfinie

    par l'angle ?o qui sera form entre la

    verticale et l'entraxe de la caisse d'un

    vhicule en stationnement sur une voie

    de niveau, en absence de tout

    frottement.

    Commission Decision 2006/861/EC

    concerning the TSI relating to the

    subsystem rolling stock - freight

    wagons of the trans-European

    conventional rail system

    asynchronous simulation A method to simulate railroad

    operations by scheduling stochastically

    generated train paths. The different

    train classes are scheduled one after the

    other (i.g. asynchronous) in accordance

    to their priority. Train path conflicts are

    solved by scheduling rules.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    Atomisierung, Konsistenz, Isolierung,

    Dauerhaftigkeit. Dies sind die vier

    Grundprinzipien einer Transaktion:

    Atomisierung. In einer Transaktion,

    bestehend aus zwei oder mehr

    einzelnen Informationsteilen, werden

    entweder alle Teile oder berhaupt

    keine bergeben.

    Konsistenz. Eine Transaktion schafft

    entweder einen neuen, gltigen Status

    der Daten, oder, wenn irgendein Fehler

    auftritt, nehmen alle Daten wieder den

    Status ein, den sie vor dem Start der

    Transaktion hatten.

    Isolierung. Eine in Bearbeitung

    befindliche und noch nicht bergebene

    Transaktion muss von anderen

    Transaktionen isoliert bleiben.

    Dauerhaftigkeit. bergebene Daten

    werden vom System gesichert, so dass

    die Daten sogar im Falle eines Fehlers

    und Systemneustarts wieder im

    korrekten Zustand verfgbar sind.

    Das ACID-Konzept wird in ISO/IEC 10026-

    1:1992 Abschnitt 4 beschrieben.

    Im Allgemeinen ist jedoch ein

    Transaktionsmanager oder -monitor fr

    die Realisierung des ACID-Prinzips

    vorhanden. In einem verteilten System

    besteht eine Mglichkeit der

    Realisierung von ACID in der Zweiphasen-

    Zustimmung (2PC), die sicherstellt, dass

    entweder alle einbezogenen Seiten dem

    Transaktionsabschluss

    zustimmen oder keine, wobei dann die

    Transaktion wieder

    zurckgenommen wird.

    Commission Regulation

    2006/62/EC concerning the TSI

    relating to the telematic

    application for freight subsystem

    of the trans-European

    conventional rail system

    ACIDACIDatomicity, consistency, isolation,

    durability (ACID)

    These are the four primary attributes

    ensured to any transaction: Atomicity.

    In a transaction involving two or more

    discrete pieces of information, either all

    of the pieces are committed or none are.

    Consistency. A transaction either creates

    a new and valid state of data, or, if any

    failure occurs, returns all data to its state

    before the transaction was started.

    Isolation. A transaction in process and

    not yet committed must remain isolated

    from any other transaction.

    Durability. Committed data is saved by

    the system such that, even in the event

    of a failure and system restart, the data

    is available in its correct state.

    The ACID concept is described in ISO/IEC

    10026-1:1992 Section 4. Each of these

    attributes can be measured against a

    benchmark. In general, however, a

    transaction manager or monitor is

    designed to realise the ACID concept.In a

    distributed system, one way to achieve

    ACID is to use a two-phase commit

    (2PC), which ensures that all involved

    sites must commit to transaction

    completion or none do, and the

    transaction is rolled back.

    Atomicit, cohrence, isolement,

    durabilit

    Il s'agit des quatre attributs principaux

    de toute transaction.

    Atomicit: dans une transaction qui

    implique au minimum deux lments

    d'informations, soit tous les lments

    sont pris en considration, soit aucun ne

    l'est.

    Cohrence: une transaction soit cre un

    nouvel tat de donnes valide, ou en cas

    d'chec, remet toutes les donnes dans

    leur tat initial.

    Isolement: une transaction en cours et

    non encore valide doit demeurer isole

    de toute autre transaction.

    Durabilit: Les donnes valides sont

    enregistres dans le systme de manire

    ce qu'elles restent disponibles dans

    leur tat correct mme en cas de panne

    et de redmarrage du systme.

    Le concept ACID est dfini dans la norme

    ISO/IEC 10026-1:1992, section 4. Chacun

    de ses attributs peut tre valu par

    rapport un point de rfrence. En

    gnral, la mise en oeuvre de ce concept

    incombe au gestionnaire ou au

    superviseur de la transaction. Dans un

    systme distribu, elle peut tre

    garantie par

    une validation en deux phases (2 PC), qui

    implique que soit toutes les parties

    prenantes s'engagent valider la

    transaction. Dans le cas contraire, celle-

    ci est supprime.

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    atomicity, consistency, isolation,

    durability (ACID)

    The ACID concept is described in ISO/IEC

    10026-1:1992 Section 4. Each of these

    attributes can be measured against a

    benchmark. In general, however, a

    transaction manager or monitor is

    designed to realise the ACID concept. In

    a distributed system, one way to achieve

    ACID is to use a two-phase commit

    (2PC), which ensures that all involved

    sites must commit to transaction

    completion or none do, and the

    transaction is rolled back.

    TAP TSI Glossary

    attempted suicide tentative de suicide Selbstmordversuch An act to deliberately injure oneself

    resulting in serious injury, but not in

    death, as recorded and classified by the

    competent national authority.

    Acte commis par toute personne qui agit

    dlibrment pour s'infliger des

    dommages corporels entranant des

    blessures graves mais pas la mort, tel

    qu'enregistr et class par l'autorit

    nationale comptente.

    eine Handlung vorstzlicher

    Selbstverletzung, die zwar eine

    erhebliche Verletzung zur Folge hat,

    jedoch nicht zum Tod fhrt, wie von der

    zustndigen nationalen Behrde

    registriert und klassifiziert.

    Regulation (EC) No. 91/2003 of the

    European Parliament and of the

    Council of 16 December 2002 on

    rail transport statistic

    attestation Issue of a statement, based on a decision

    following review that fulfilment of

    specified requirements has been

    demonstrated.

    CMW Glossary

    attestation Issue of a statement, based on a decision

    following review, that fulfilment of

    specified requirements has been

    demonstrated.

    ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity

    assessment- Vocabulary and

    general principles

    attestation Issuance of a statement, based on a

    decision following review that fulfillment

    of specified requirements has been

    demonstrated.

    Proposal for a Safety Management

    Systems Glossary

    attributing (allocating) system An electronic system hosting the

    catalogue of transport services for which

    a transport service-provider authorises

    distributing companies to issue travel

    documents.

    TAP TSI Glossary

    attributor A company managing an attributing

    system. May be a carrier.

    TAP TSI Glossary

    audit A systematic and independent

    examination to determine whether the

    procedures specific to the requirements

    of a product comply with the planned

    arrangements, are implemented

    effectively and are suitable to achieve

    the specified objectives.

    EN 50126 - Railway applications-

    The specification and

    demonstration of Reliability,

    Availability, Maintainability and

    Safety (RAMS)

    audit Systematic, independent, documented

    process for obtaining records,

    statements of fact or other relevant

    information and assessing them

    objectively to determine the extent to

    which specified requirements are

    fulfilled.

    ISO 17000:2004 - Conformity

    assessment- Vocabulary and

    general principles

    audit Systematic, independent and

    documented process for obtaining audit

    evidence and evaluating it objectively to

    determine the extent to which audit

    criteria are fulfilled.

    ISO 9000:2005 - Quality

    management systems-

    Fundamentals and vocabulary

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    audit Systematic, independent, documented

    process for obtaining records,

    statements of fact or other relevant

    information and assessing them

    objectively to determine the extent to

    which specified requirements are

    fulfilled. NOTE: Whilst audit applies to

    management systems, assessment

    applies to conformity assessment bodies

    as well as more generally.

    Proposal for a Safety Management

    Systems Glossary

    audit Systematic, independent and

    documented process for obtaining audit

    evidence and evaluating it objectively to

    determine the extent to which audit

    criteria are fulfilled.

    Recommendations to revise Annex

    1 to Directive 2004/49

    audit client Organization or person requesting an

    audit.

    ISO 9000:2005 - Quality

    management systems-

    Fundamentals and vocabulary

    audit conclusion Outcome of an audit provided by the

    audit team after consideration of the

    audit objectives and all audit findings.

    ISO 9000:2005 - Quality

    management systems-

    Fundamentals and vocabulary

    Systematic, independent and

    documented process for obtaining audit

    evidence and evaluating it objectively to

    determine the extent to which audit

    criteria are fulfilled. Internal audits,

    sometimes called first-party audits, are

    conducted by, or on behalf of, the

    organization itself for management

    review and other internal purposes, and

    may form the basis for an organizations

    declaration of conformity. In many

    cases, particularly in smaller

    organizations, independence can be

    demonstrated by the freedom from

    responsibility for the activity being

    audited. External audits include those

    generally termed second- and third-

    party audits. Second-party audits are

    conducted by parties having an interest

    in the organization, such as customers,

    or by other persons on their behalf.

    Third-party audits are conducted by

    external, independent auditing

    organizations, such as those providing

    certification/registration of conformity

    to ISO 9001 or ISO 14001. When two or

    more management systems are audited

    together, this is termed a combined

    audit. When two or more auditing

    organizations cooperate to audit a single

    auditee, this is termed a joint audit.

    audit Proposal for a Safety Management

    Systems Glossary

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    audit criteria Set of policies, procedures or

    requirements.

    ISO 9000:2005 - Quality

    management systems-

    Fundamentals and vocabulary

    audit evidence Records, statements of fact or other

    information which are relevant to the

    audit criteria and verifiable.

    ISO 9000:2005 - Quality

    management systems-

    Fundamentals and vocabulary

    audit findings Results of the evaluation of the collected

    audit evidence against audit criteria.

    ISO 9000:2005 - Quality

    management systems-

    Fundamentals and vocabulary

    audit plan Description of the activities and

    arrangements for an audit.

    ISO 9000:2005 - Quality

    management systems-

    Fundamentals and vocabulary

    audit programme Set of one or more audits planned for a

    specific time frame and directed towards

    a specific purpose.

    ISO 9000:2005 - Quality

    management systems-

    Fundamentals and vocabulary

    audit scope Extent and boundaries of an audit. ISO 9000:2005 - Quality

    management systems-

    Fundamentals and vocabulary

    audit team one or more auditors conducting an

    audit, supported if needed by technical

    experts.

    ISO 9000:2005 - Quality

    management systems-

    Fundamentals and vocabulary

    auditee Organization being audited. ISO 9000:2005 - Quality

    management systems-

    Fundamentals and vocabulary

    auditor Person with the demonstrated personal

    attributes and competence to conduct

    an audit.

    ISO 9000:2005 - Quality

    management systems-

    Fundamentals and vocabulary

    auditor Person with the competence to conduct

    an audit.

    Proposal for a Safety Management

    Systems Glossary

    authorisation The formal permission to use a product

    within specified application constraints.

    EN 50129 - Railway applications-

    Communications, signalling and

    processing systems- Safety related

    electronic systems for signalling

    authorisation for train movement An authorisation for train movement can

    be given by: a trackside signal at proceed

    aspect or, a Movement Authority or, a

    written order: to start in SR after

    awakening or, to pass an End Of

    Movement Authority or, to proceed

    after train trip.

    Annex A to Commission Decision

    2008/231/EC concerning the TSI

    relating to the OPERATION

    subsystem of the trans-European

    HS rail system adopted referred to

    in Article 6(1) of Council Directive

    96/48/EC and repealing

    Commission Decision 2002/734/EC

    authorisation of placing in service autorisation de mise en

    service

    Inbetriebnahme Formal acceptance of rolling stock by the

    safety authority of a Member State, on

    the basis of a technical file and,

    eventually, test runs on a specific

    infrastructure.

    Accepation formelle de mise en service

    du matriel roulant par l'autorit de

    scurit d'un Etat membre suite un

    dossier technique et par la suite d'essais

    sur l'infrastructure spcifique.

    no definition in German version of

    2004/49/EC.

    Directive 2004/49/EC Railway

    Safety Directive amending

    2001/14/EC & 95/18/EC

    authorised high-speed

    infrastructure

    Infrastructure subsystems, energy

    subsystems, and control and command

    and signalling subsystems that have

    been authorised for placing into service.

    United Kingdom - The Railways

    (Interoperability) (High-Speed)

    Regulations 2002

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    authorised high-speed rolling

    stock

    High-speed rolling stock that has been

    authorised for placing into service.

    United Kingdom - The Railways

    (Interoperability) (High-Speed)

    Regulations 2002

    authorised representative Any natural or legal person established

    within the Community who has received

    a written mandate from a manufacturer

    to act on his behalf in relation to

    specified tasks.

    Decision No. 768/2008/EC

    adopted Jointly by the European

    Parliament and The Council on a

    common framework for the

    marketing of products, and

    repealing Council Decision

    93/465/EEC

    authorised representative Any natural or legal person established

    within the Community who has received

    a written mandate from the

    manufacturer to act on his behalf fin

    relation to specified tasks with regard to

    the latter's obligations under the

    relevant Community legislation.

    Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of

    the European Parliament and of

    the Council of 9 July 2008 setting

    out the requirements for

    accreditation and market

    surveillance relating to the

    marketing of Products and

    repealing Regulation (EEC) No

    339/93

    authorised variation A variation to an established Vehicle or

    Network Change, where:

    (a) the terms and conditions on which

    the Vehicle or Network Change in

    question was established contain a

    variation procedure;

    (b) that variation procedure has been

    followed in accordance with its terms;

    and

    (c) the result of the operation of that

    variation procedure is that the

    established Vehicle or Network Change

    has been varied.

    Network Rail - Network Code

    authorising the movement of

    trains

    contrle du mouvement des

    trains

    The operation of equipment in signalling

    centres, electric traction current supply

    control rooms and traffic control centres

    that permits train movement. This does

    not include those staff employed by a

    Railway Undertaking who are

    responsible for management of

    resources such as train crew or rolling

    stock.

    Exploitation d'quipements dans des

    postes de signalisation, des salles de

    commande, d'nergie et de traction

    lectrique et dans des postes de

    commande centraliss du trafic qui

    autorisent les mouvements des trains.

    Cette fonction ne couvre pas le

    personnel employ par les entreprises

    ferroviaires et charg de la gestion de

    ressources, tel que le personnel de bord

    ou le matriel roulant.

    Commission Decision 2006/920/EC

    concerning the TSI relating to the

    subsystem Traffic Operation and

    Management of the trans-

    European conventional rail system

    authorising the movement of

    trains

    contrle du mouvement des

    trains

    The operation of equipment in signalling

    centres, electric traction current supply

    control rooms and traffic control centres

    that permits train movement. This does

    not include those staff employed by

    Railway Undertakings who are

    responsible for management of

    resources such as train crew or rolling

    stock.

    Exploitation dquipements dans des

    postes de signalisation, des salles de

    commande, dnergie et de traction

    lectrique et dans des postes de

    commande centraliss du trafic qui

    autorisent les mouvements des trains.

    Cette fonction ne couvre pas le

    personnel employ par les entreprises

    ferroviaires et charg de la gestion de

    ressources, tel que le personnel de bord

    ou le matriel roulant.

    Commission Decision 2008/231/EC

    concerning the TSI relating to the

    OPERATION subsystem of the

    trans-European HS rail system

    adopted referred to in Article 6(1)

    of Council Directive 96/48/EC and

    repealing Commission Decision

    2002/734/EC

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    authorising the movement of

    trains

    The operation of equipment in signalling

    centres, electric traction current supply

    control rooms and traffic control centres

    that permits train movement. This does

    not include those staff employed by

    Railway Undertakings who are

    responsible for management of

    resources such as train crew or rolling

    stock.

    OPE glossary

    automatic block signaling A form of operation in which fixed block

    signals are controlled by an automatic

    block system.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    automatic block system A block system in which the signals work

    automatically. Lines with an automatic

    block system must be equipped with

    track clear detection.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    automatic level crossing Level crossing operated by approaching

    trains and not normally interlocked with

    the signalling system.

    European Railway Signalling

    automatic route setting (ARS) A system that provides the automatic

    setting of the proper route when a train

    approaches a signal.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    automatic signal A signal that is operated automatically. IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    automatic switch setting An appliance that provides an automatic

    setting of switches when a route is lined

    up.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    automatic train control (ATC) 1) Another term for a continuous

    automatic train protection (ATP) system

    2) An automatic train protection (ATP)

    system that is combined with a device

    for automatic train operation (ATO).

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    automatic train operation (ATO) A system that guides the train

    automatically by the information

    provided by an ATP system.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    Automatic Train Protection Automatic Train Protection. Every train

    using the Channel Tunnel is equiped

    with an automatic train protection

    system which continually checks that the

    actual speed of a train is compatible

    with the permitted speed allowed by

    signalling. If it is not ATP activates an

    emergency brake to halt the train before

    it reaches an obstruction point.

    Eurotunnel Glossary

    automatic train protection (ATP) A system that transmits information

    about movement authorities and speed

    limits from the line to the train to cause

    automatic braking if the train ignores the

    valid limits.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

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    Automatic Train Protection (ATP) A system utilised on specific sections of

    the network to provide absolute train

    control in the event of a driver failing to

    control the train in accordance with the

    permitted speed or in the absence of a

    movement authority. It is only mandated

    for certain railway undertakings on

    specified routes, but may require other

    railway

    undertakings to demonstrate a risk

    based assessment to support an

    exemption where services run on the

    route sections involved.

    Network Rail - 2009 Network

    Statement

    automatic train protection (ATP) A system that enforces obedience to

    signals and speed restrictions by speed

    supervision, including automatic stop at

    signals.

    Recommendations to revise Annex

    1 to Directive 2004/49

    automatic train stop (ATS) 1) A simple form of an intermittent ATP

    system that only provides an automatic

    train stop when passing a stop signal but

    no braking curve supervision in

    approach to a stop signal.

    2) The part of an ATP system that

    automatically applies the train brakes

    when the engineer fails to acknowledge

    a restrictive signal.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    automatic warning system (AWS) A mandatory system fitted in every

    driving cab/position on locomotives,

    multiple-units and on-track machines. It

    provides a visual and audible reminder

    to the driver of:

    (a) a warning or clear signal indication,

    or

    (b) certain specific permanent or

    temporary speed restrictions.

    Network Rail - 2009 Network

    Statement

    auxiliary packing aids Returnable supplementary packing aids

    with specification of their type (e.g.

    inlets, KLT covers).

    Austria-Rail Cargo Glossary

    availability Ability of an item to be in a state to

    perform a required function under given

    conditions at a given instant of time or

    during a given time interval, assuming

    that the required external resources are

    provided.

    CMW Glossary

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    availability Ability of an item to be in a state to

    perform a required function under given

    conditions at a given instant of time or

    during a given time interval, assuming

    that the required external resources are

    provided. This ability depends on the

    combined aspects of the reliability, the

    maintenability and the maintenance

    supportability. Required external

    resources, other than maintenance

    resources, do not affect the availability

    of the item.

    EN 13306:2001 - Maintenance

    Terminology

    availability The ability of a product to be in a state

    to perform a required function under

    given conditions at a given instant of

    time or over a given time interval

    assuming that the required external

    resources are provided.

    EN 50126 - Railway applications-

    The specification and

    demonstration of Reliability,

    Availability, Maintainability and

    Safety (RAMS)

    availability Ability of a product to be in a state to

    perform a required function under given

    conditions at a given instant of time or

    over a given time interval, assuming the

    required external resources are

    provided.

    EN 50128 - Railway applications-

    Communications, signalling and

    processing systems- Software for

    railway control and protection

    systems

    availability The ability of a product to be in a state

    to perform a required function under

    given conditions at a given instant of

    time or over a given time interval

    assuming that the required external

    resources are provided.

    EN 50129 - Railway applications-

    Communications, signalling and

    processing systems- Safety related

    electronic systems for signalling

    availability The information (transport service, type

    of offer, tariff, other service) that can

    actually be obtained by a passenger at a

    given time point, for a specific train. Not

    to be confused with Offer, indicating

    that a (transport service, type of offer,

    tariff, other service) is offered in the

    initial planning, but could be sold out

    and therefore not obtainable by a

    passenger at a given time point, for a

    specific train.

    TAP TSI Glossary

    average inventory stock The average inventory stock is calculated

    as follows: stock at beginning of year +

    annual stock/2.

    Austria-Rail Cargo Glossary

    awakening Procedure starting from switching on the

    onboard system, continuing with self-

    test and finishing with the right

    relationship between onboard system

    and trackside equipment.

    Annex A to Commission Decision

    2008/231/EC concerning the TSI

    relating to the OPERATION

    subsystem of the trans-European

    HS rail system adopted referred to

    in Article 6(1) of Council Directive

    96/48/EC and repealing

    Commission Decision 2002/734/EC

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    awakening track An awakening track is a track fitted with

    particular systems to permit the train to

    awake and to start with an MA.

    Awakening tracks are indicated in the

    Route Book.

    Annex A to Commission Decision

    2008/231/EC concerning the TSI

    relating to the OPERATION

    subsystem of the trans-European

    HS rail system adopted referred to

    in Article 6(1) of Council Directive

    96/48/EC and repealing

    Commission Decision 2002/734/EC

    axle counter A track clear detection system consisting

    of counting points at both ends of a

    section and a counter connected to the

    counting points. The occupancy of a

    section is detected by comparing the

    number of axles which enter the section

    with the number of axles which leave

    the section.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    axle load Sum of the static vertical wheel forces

    exerted on the track through a wheelset

    or a pair of independent wheels divided

    by acceleration of gravity.

    Final Draft TSI Conventional Rail

    System: Subsystem infrastructure

    backlocking provided to prevent the restoration of a

    signallled route or ground frame release

    once it has been operated until certain

    conditions have been fulfilled.

    European Railway Signalling

    bad charge recall Automated recall of non-compliant

    batches from customer, automated

    storage of all warehousing and supply

    data during specified period of time.

    Austria-Rail Cargo Glossary

    bahn express Distribution service for LCL

    consignments: Austrian-wide door-to-

    door transport of goods (ranging from

    small parcels to several pallets) within a

    maximum of 24 hours including

    guaranteed delivery times. Hazardous

    goods (RID/ADR) and extra-long goods

    can also be carried. Moreover, various

    services such as C.O.D., weighing are

    provided.

    Austria-Rail Cargo Glossary

    bahn express kurier Transport logistics service for parcels

    traffic: Austrian-wide station-to-station

    (about 300 stations all over Austria)

    courier service for parcels consignments.

    Daily conveyance with fast passenger

    trains (also on Saturdays, Sundays and

    public holidays). Consignments with a

    max. weight of up to 30 kg (max. length

    1.5 m, max. circumference 2 m) can be

    conveyed. Service postphoned in June

    2001.

    Austria-Rail Cargo Glossary

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    balise A transponder that is used as a data

    point in an intermittent automatic train

    protection (ATP) system or as reference

    point for train location in radio-based

    train control.

    IFEV Glossary of railroad operation

    and control

    ballast pick-up envol de ballast An aerodynamic phenomenon in which

    ballast is thrown up or projected.

    Phnomne arodynamique donnant

    lieu des dtachements ou projections

    de ballast.

    Commission Decision 2008/217/EC

    concerning a TSI relating to the

    INFRASTRUCTURE subsystem of

    the trans-European HS rail system

    barrier Anything which may act to prevent a

    hazard giving rise to an accident.

    Barriers may be physical, procedural or

    circumstantial.

    Engineering Safety Management

    (The Yellow Book); Volumes 1 and

    , Fundamentals and Guidance

    base maintenance Represents all measures, undertaken to

    establish the actual condition and/or to

    reinstate the nominal condition, that

    necessitate partially or completely

    disassembling of the vehicle (including

    related measurements and the

    associated measuring and testing). It

    represents also all measures to

    recondition components or spare parts.

    Heavy maintenance includes level 4 and

    level 5.

    CMW Glossary

    Network Rail - Network Code(a) in relation to the Non-Passenger

    Class, either one of the two bands of

    members of that Class consisting

    respectively of those members whose

    annual Track Charges relating to the

    provision of services for the carriage of

    goods by railway amount as nearly as

    practicable to the first 75% and the final

    25% of the aggregate relevant annual

    Track Charges payable by all of the

    members, listed at the relevant time on

    the basis of descending value of the

    relevant annual Track Charges payable

    by them at that time; and

    (b) in relation to the Franchised

    Passenger Class, any one of the three

    bands of members of that Class

    consisting respectively of those

    members whose annual Track Charges

    relating to the provision of Franchised

    Services amount as nearly as practicable

    to the first 40%, the next 40% and the

    final 20% of the aggregate relevant

    annual Track Charges payable by all of

    the members, listed at the relevant time

    on the basis of descending value of the

    relevant annual Track Charges payable

    by them at that time.

    band

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    basic parameter Any regulatory, technical or operational

    condition which is critical to

    interoperability.

    "The Trans-European high speed

    rail system", Guide for the

    application of the high speed TSIs

    of Council Directive 96/48/EC

    basic parameter paramtres fondamental Eckwert Any regulatory, technical or operational

    condition which is critical to

    interoperability and requires a decision

    in accordance with the procedure laid

    down in Article 21(2) of Directive

    2001/16 before any development of

    draft TSIs by the joint representative

    body.

    Toute condition rglementaire,

    technique ou oprationnelle, critique au

    plan de linteroprabilit

    et qui doit faire lobjet dune dcision ou

    dune recommandation selon la

    procdure vise larticle 21,

    paragraphe 2, avant la mise au point des

    projets complets de STI.

    alle ordnungsrechtlichen, technischen

    oder betrieblichen Bedingungen, die fr

    die Interoperabilitt von

    kritischer Bedeutung sind und vor der

    Ausarbeitung von TSI-Entwrfen durch

    das gemeinsame Gremium Gegenstand

    einer Entscheidung nach dem Verfahren

    des Artikels 21 Absatz 2 sein mssen.

    Directive 2001/16/EC On the

    interoperability of the trans-

    European conventional rail

    network

    basic parameter paramtres fondamentaux Eckwerte Any regulatory, technical or operational

    condition which is critical to

    interoperability and is specified in the

    relevant TSIs.

    Toute condition rglementaire,

    technique ou oprationnelle qui est

    essentielle pour l'interoprabilit et qui

    est spcifie dans les STI pertinentes.

    alle ordnungsrechtlichen, technischen

    oder betrieblichen Bedingungen, die fr

    die Interoperabilitt von kritischer

    Bedeutung und in den einschlgigen TSI

    angegeben sind;.

    Directive 2008/57/EC on the

    interoperability of the rail system

    within the Community

    basic parameter paramtre fondamental Eckwert Any regulatory, technical or operational

    condition which is critical to

    interoperability and requires a decision

    or recommendation in accordance with

    the procedure laid down in Article 21(2)

    before any development of complete

    draft TSIs.

    Toute condition rglementaire,

    technique ou oprationnelle, critique au

    plan de linteroprabilit et qui doit faire

    lobjet dune dcision ou dune

    recommandation selon la procdure

    vise larticle 21 (2), avant la mise au

    point des projets complets de STI;.

    alle ordnungsrechtlichen, technischen

    oder betrieblichen Bedingungen, die fr

    die Interoperabilitt von kritischer

    Bedeutung sind und vor der Erstellung

    der vollstndigen TSI-Entwrfe

    Gegenstand einer Entscheidung oder

    Empfehlung nach dem in Artikel 21

    Absatz 2 genannten Verfahren sein

    mssen.

    Directive 96/48/EC on the

    interoperability of the Trans-

    European high-speed rail system

    basic parameter Any regulatory, technical or operational

    condition which is critical to

    interoperability and is specified in the

    relevant TSIs.

    Directive on the interoperability of

    the rail system within the

    Community (recast)

    basic parameter any regulatory, technical oroperational

    condition which is critical to

    interoperability and requires a decision

    or recommendation in accordance with

    the procedure laid down in Article 21(2)

    before any development of complete

    draft TSIs.

    Republic of Ireland - Statutory

    Instruments No. 118-2002

    (Interoperability of the Trans-

    European High-Speed Rail System)

    basic parameter Any regulatory, technical or operational

    condition which is critical to

    interoperability and requires a decision

    in accordance with the procedure laid

    down in Article 21(2) before any

    development of draft TSIs by the joint

    representative body.

    TAP TSI Glossary

    basic parameter Any requirement as specified in the

    clauses under section 4.2 of this TSI.

    Trans-European conventional rail

    system, subsystem rolling stock,

    TSI "locomotives and passenger

    RST"

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    basic parameter Any regulatory, technical or operational

    condition which is critical to

    interoperability and requires a decision

    or recommendation in accordance with

    the procedure laid down in article 21(2)

    of the High-Speed Directive and article

    21(2) of the Conventional Directive.

    United Kingdom - The Railways

    (Interoperability) Regulations 2006

    basket wagon wagon corbei